Too much

Wilder is pleased that Tethys agrees with his plan. He thought it was rather good himself, if he had any room to say so.

With the plan laid out, he focuses on the task ahead of them. Kicking off into the snow and ice, Wilder heads for the same area as Tethys does. Taking that wide arc until the right moment, he lines up with the trees and group of grouse. Vermilion eyes zone in on the birds, picking a particularly plump one that roosts on a lower branch as his target.

Darting in quickly, he launches himself at the birds as they scatter, startled by his and Tethys' sudden appearance. Jaws snap loudly until they find purchase around the neck of the plump one he'd wanted. As his body is pulled back down by gravity, he too gives his head a rough shake until the bird hung limp in his mouth. Quick, easy, and no blood to spill.

WILDER